IN the Hebrew it is, all the labour of man is for his mouth,1 by a a certain, phrase peculiar to that people. So Moses, useth this word mouth, for a quantity or measure. Genes. 47. speaking of Joseph. And he fed them, and all his fathers house, giving them all meat, where in the hebrew it is: he had a care for every mouth of them, that is, he provided all ⟨image 101⟩his fathers house of meat, as it had been little children, which have their meat given them and labour not. And in the 12. of Exod. You shall eat the Passover, according to the mouth of every one, that is, according to the number of them that can eat a Lamb. So speaketh Solomon here. Every mans labour is according to his mouth, that is according to the measure and task of him, that is, every man hath his certain labour. God granteth to every man his labour, according to his power, and according to his vocation, which we express in the Dutch tongue thus. Every one hath such part as is appointed for him. God hath measured to every man his portion. A child must labour after one sort, a man after an other. A magistrate in one kind, a private man in another. He will have thee like an infant, exercised in infants doings, and a Prince in high & weighty affairs. Hereof cometh this Proverb. Such person, such slop or breech.
IN the Hebrew it is, all the labour of man is for his mouth,1 by a a certen, phrase peculiar to yt people. So Moses, vseth this worde mouth, for a quantitie or measure. Genes. 47. speaking of Ioseph. And he fedde them, and all his fathers house, geuing thē all meate, where in the hebrew it is: he had a care for euery mouth of them, that is, he prouided all ⟨image 101⟩his fathers house of meate, as it had been litle children, which haue their meate geuen them and labour not. And in the 12. of Exod. You shall eate the Passeouer, according to the mouth of euery one, that is, according to the number of them that can eate a Lambe. So speaketh Salomon here. Euery mans labor is according to his mouth, that is according to the measure and taske of him, yt is, euery mā hath his certein labor. God graunteth to euery man his labour, according to his power, and according to his vocation, which we expresse in the Dutch toūg thus. Euery one hath soch parte as is appointed for hym. God hath measured to euery mā his portion. A childe must labour after one sort, a mā after an other. A magistrate in one kind, a pryuate man in another. He will haue thee lyke an infant, exercised in infants doinges, and a Prince in highe & weighty affayres. Hereof commeth this Prouerbe. Such person, such sloppe or breeche.
- 1A mouth with the Hebrews signifieth a kind of measure.A mouth wyth the Hebrewes signifieth a kynde of measure.
